A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas

Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by sandworm101 on Saturday September 25, 2021 @01:53AM (#28650847)

It doesn't matter whether the birds did or didn't. What matters is that people of the time thought birds were bringing in sticks from somewhere west. People believed there was a land out there. Whether or not the observations behind those beliefs are credible doesn't take away from the fact of their believing there was a land to find.

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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by comex on Saturday September 25, 2021 @02:28AM (#28650975)

It doesn’t matter, but it’s interesting.

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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by ant6n on Saturday September 25, 2021 @06:47AM (#28652069)

If birds do do that, it's a strong indication that people may have actually believed it happened, rather than the believe being just a myth.

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